Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE UNDERCLIFFE CEMETERY CHARITY 

For the public benefit to operate maintain and preserve Undercliffe Cemetery for the following purposes:-1 As Open Space, 2.For the burial of the dead, 3. Its historical and natural heritage 4The maintenance of the graves and monuments therein
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£67£61£6n/an/an/an/an/a40
31/12/21£61£48£13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£59£44£15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£63£48£15n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£39£62£-23£0£0£0n/a08
31/12/17£57£58£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£59£52£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£48£55£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£57£55£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£58£60£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£49£58£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£51£56£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£56£67£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£41£54£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£38£54£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£36£52£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£23£32£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£25£35£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£26£28£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 36 years
(38 years as a company)

www.undercliffecemetery.co.uk

office@undercliffecemetery.co.uk

01274 642276

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Festival of Flowers
£2,400 18/03/2024
0
Firstly, since the pandemic, we have had to work hard to re-engage with our audiences. We have a Trustee who is dedicated to publicising activities on social media, and our usual tours have built ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Undercliffe Cemetery
£1,710 23/10/2021
We'd like to buy horticulture equipment to maintain and landscape the 26-acre cemetery for people to visit and enjoy.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/03/1988, number: 519751
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/12/1985, number: 01973400
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 69 days late, AR11: 14 days late, AR09: 26 days late,
Main office

The Undercliffe Cemetery Charity
The Lodge
Undercliffe Cemetery
Undercliffe Lane
Bradford
BD3 0DW

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND PRESERVE UNDERCLIFFE CEMETERY FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: (1) AN OPEN SPACE (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE LOCAL, AND NATIONAL, SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE NATURAL HISTORY, INCLUDING ORNITHOLOGY AND BOTANY, OF THE CEMETERY AND ITS ENVIRONS (3) THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD (4) THE PRESERVATION,PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR EDUCATIONAL INTEREST, INCLUDING THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE CEMETERY, AND IN PARTICULAR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF EXISTING MONUMENTS, TOMBS AND GRAVES THEREIN WHICH ARE OF EDUCATIONAL INTEREST.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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